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Nordstrom Inc. has certified the accuracy of its 2001 annual report, its quarterly reports for the first and second quarters of 2002 and the other reports covered by the Securities and Exchange Commission order, the company said.

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. has opened its 148th store. The company has opened 13 new stores in 2002 and will open 12 more stores in the next 60 days.

New York-based Jupitermedia Corp., has launched Jupiter Direct, a new service that publishes single-copy reports from Jupiter Research.